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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27
CONSIGN EEs.

Per steamship VIM Crane, for Baltimore
] + Lane, Miss Nj Garrett, d NJ Merryman,
II L Jacobs, G Ii Hughes, II Wit, Moody.
c K Pagan.
Per steamer Ethel, from Cohen's Bluff and
way landings-R l. GaylArd, Mrs Gaylard,
Capt L shlebe, NJ Stone, X G Morton, J IL
Mercer. II SLubbs wife child and nurse, Mrs
j A Crapse, Mrs K e Crapse, Miss NJ Davis,
w + DeLoach, Hymes, and IL deck.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

bills rosin. 30 bbls spirits turpeutlne, 20 bales
moss, $500 feet lumber, Z, 26l boxes oranges, IS
bbls OYSTERS $50 empties, bbls oranges 256
crates vegetables, 7S bbs vegetables, SO tons
pig iron, 1873 ga mdse
Per steamship VIM Crane. for Baltimore
S92 bales upland cotton, al6 bales sea island
cotton, 756 Bsls rice, 50 bales domestics and
yarns. ia bbls spirits turpentine, 1881 bbls
rosin, 45 tons pig iron, 1890 feet lumber, 30
rolls leather, AZ bales hides, les bbls vegeta-
bes. SO crates vegetables. 6o7 crates oranges,
as pkgs mdse.
Per brig John Wesley. for Baltimore-2es,-
$40 feetp p lumber-McDonough& Co, and
Reppard & Co.
Per schr Ida Lawrence. for Baltimore-S70.-
900 feet p p lumber-Dale, Dixon u Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

NAVAL TOREs.-The market for spirits tur-
bentne was quiet and easy. The sales for the
dag were only 81 casks. rs casks OF winch
were regulars at 34c, and l6 casks oils and
ytisxies AT SAC. All the Board of Trade on
tae opening call the market was reported
Steady at 34a341ec for regu ars. At the clos
1ng call it was firm at SAC for regulars. Rosin
The market was firm and the demand fair
~ active The sales for the day were about
$500 barrels. 1.-THE Board Of Trade on the first
call the market was reported firm with sales
of l,O40 barrels at the following quotations:
A. B, and D g71Sc. f 81 02]d, + 81 O5. q 81 on
al 10, H 81 10. 81 SO, X 81 30. NJ 81 So. 81 rs,
window glass 81 30, water white 81 20. At
the closing call it was unchanged.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

R1cE.-The market was active and advanc-
,nr The offering stock was light. The sales
for the day were only As barrels at about
Inc fnlloMing quotations.:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-25
ROLLING MILLS BURNED.
Two Hundred Men Thrown Out of
Work by the Confagration.

Two Hundred Men Thrown Out of
Work by the Confagration.
WATERFOWL, Wis, June 24-The entire
plant of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST..
Paul Rolling Mills was burned last night.
The loss is S150,0O0. Two hundred men are
out of employment.
"A COLLEGE IN RUINS.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, June 24!-A special
from Auburn reports the burning of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
with the chemical laboratory and other ap-
paratlls The building originally cost over
100000 The insurance was $4,000. A
new building will be erected at once.
The burning of the college was a great
calamity. The institution was established
under grant by Congress of lands to found
such colleges in several States. Its annual
income from this source is $4,000. and
$4,000 from the State. The buildings
were given to the State by the Methodist
church, and originally cost SS5,000 A
splendid chemical laboratory, together with
natural history, geological and botanical
cabinets and apparatus OF all sorts, had been
gathered through many years, and were
exceedingly valuable, many of the cabinet
specimens being very rare.
THE LOSSES.
Inc OOUal value OF UnS apparatus, cdDlGeUS
and contents destroyed was over 100000.
The building, with its improvements, was
also valued at over 100000. AL is a total
loss, except little chemical apparatus and
the contents of the Treasurer's and Pres-
dents Office. The fire broke out about 4
O'Clock in the morning in the State Chem
ical Laboratory, which had been used the
day before. The first assistant in this de-
partment sleeps in the building,
and at II o'clock last night made
an examination and found all
right everywhere. No doubt is entertained
that the fire was caused by rats and matches
The insurance is $4,000, in the following
companies: Etna of Hartford, $1,000;
Royal of Liverpool and London, So 800;
Home of New York, $1,000; Georgia Home
of Columbus, Ga, 81, 500: Capital City of
Montgomery, $500; Merchants and
Traders of New Orleans, $500; Hartford,
$500; North British Mercantile, 81 800.
The building will be replaced at once. The
Mechanical Laboratory, in separate build
ing, was uninilired
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-25
CINCINNATrS CRASH.
The Two Prisoners Still Unable to
Procure BOndsmen.

Procure Bondsmen.
CINCINNATI, o., June 24.-Harper and
Hopkins, of the Fidelity Bank, spent last
night in Jail. Harper is reported to have
slept soundly, while Hopkins spent most of
the time walking the floor. They were
visited by friends this morning, and were
again making an effort to procure bail 1t
IS SAID that Harper yesterday telegraphed to
Mr. Whitley, of Springfield, O., asking him
to come down and go upon his bond, but at
this time that great manufacturing concern
was taking steps for the appointment of
receiver
The affairs of the bank have been con-
Quoted with quietness to-day Mr. Tren-
holm, Comptroller of the Currency, is in
charge, and has a few of the clerks of the
bank employed under his direction He has
not yet made the appointment of a receiver,
but has given attention to such matters as
required immediate notice. He was for
some time at the Jail, where, with District
Attorney Burnett, he talked with Harper.
Neither Harper nor Hopkins obtained bail
They are comfortably quartered and have
many visitors
Louis Kennedy & Co., commission and
grain merchants, of Vine, near Second
street. assigned this afternoon to James
Pettibone. Their liabilities are said to be
Sl5O,0 and the assets $4,000. Mr. Ken
nedy was reported to be in the Chicago
wheat deal, and was heavy endorser of
Fidelity Bank paper.
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THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY.
Ex-Congressnan Hammond's Friends
Pressing Him for the Place.

Ex-Congressman HammOndS Friends
Pressing Him for the Place.
WASHINGTON, June q. Georgia has made
herself heard in Washington during the
past week Senator Brown and Repre-
sentatives Blount, Crisp and Clements have
been zealously and skillfully urging the ap-
pointment of Ex-Representative Hammond
to the vacancy on the supreme bench caused
by the death of Justice Woods, and Incl
dentally have been going through the depart
ments looking up small favors for their con-
stituency. If "fluencen could raise man to
the Supreme bench, Hammond would un-
doubtedly ybeappointed. He presented himself
backed by practically the whole strength
of the Democratic party of Georgia, from
the two Senators down, Clifford An
derson, the only other Georgian who was
ever seriously mentioned here in connection
with this appointment, having withdrawn
from the race, Hammond had the adj
vantage of a solid support from his State.
Then, too, he had the recommendations
of large number of his former colleagues
of the House of Representatives as well as
letters from considerable number of Sena-
tors The President has received two or
three letters in favor of Hammonds ap-
pointment to one in favor of any other man.
1t is understood also that one or two, if not
more OF Ufle JUSTICES OF Gne supreme court,
who not unnaturally feel a sort of right
to put finger in this particular pie,
have asked the President to appoint Ham
mond. Hammond's friends have certainly
been as active as Hammond himself has,
doubtless, been inactive.
But the President, like most of his pred
&c assors, thinks that the Supreme Court
presents a marked exception to the rule of
the politician that the largest petition com
mands the office. He does not believe that
the weight of the recommendations offered
should determine the appointment. In
fact, he thinks that no man
should be a candidate for a place on the
highest judicial tribunal in the land either
by his own application or by the recon-
mendation of his friends. Consequently
Hammond may be considered as practically
certain not to be appointed. This is strik-
ing Illustration of the advantages of modesty
for doubt not that if Hammond had not
appeared as u candidate he would
have been one of the very first
men to have been considered
by the President in this connection.
The President does not need to be told his
worth-he does not need to be told the value
of any man who is big enough to ill a va
cancy on the Supreme bench. And had the
President desired any further information
about him he could have, and would have,
obtained it, As it is, Hammond's friends
have so handicapped him that his chances
of appointment seem too slight to be con-
sidored
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TERRIBLY MAEGLED.
FIVE YEARS IN THE PEN.

Jasper's Defaulting Collector Found
Guilty Sunday School Excursionists.
MACON, Ga, June 24.--The trial of N
M. Williams, the defaulting Tax Collector
of Jasper county, has just been concluded,
The case involves some interest In 1874
Williams defaulted for s1,754. A true bib
was found against him in the following
year The defendant fed to Alabama,
where he remained five years, forfeiting .
$4,000 bond. He was recently arrested,
and his trial came up Tuesday, and
was concluded last night at q
late hour. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
Judge jenkins presided. Williams is Al
wears OLD and has a large family He WA
represented by w. w. Anderson ard s. "
McKibben, OF jackson. The State was
represented by Solicitor General Whitfield
and Col. Jordan. Three hundred and sixty
one witnesses were subpenaed for the trial
A motion for another hearing Of the cas-
will be made.
ATTENTIONS TO ExcURsIoNIsTs.
The Monticello Sunday school excursion
lists. numbering over 200, picniclfed at thu
Park to-day. They were met and enter
tained by a committee Of citizens, end later
In the day were rendered ride around Tia
city over the street car belt line.
MERGERS COMMENCEMENT.
Mercer commencement opens to-nigh
with the annual champion DEBATE between
the Ciccronian and Phi Delta societies. n
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The Commission Assigns Dates and
AdjournS

WASHINGTON, June 24-The Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day assigned fu-
ture dates after July 10 for hearing the re-
mainder of the cases on its docket and ad-
iourned till thai date.
July 20 was set for hearing the case of
William H. Council, Of Huntsville, Ala,
against the Atlantic roads discrimination
on account of passengers color.
The Commission has addressed letter to
all railroad companies which have failed to
file q statement OF their rates of charges,
calling attention to the requirements of the
law and asking speedy compliance there
with.
Commissioner Bragg will remain in Wash
inqton in charge of the commission rooms
during the absence of his fellow-commls-
sioners. Commissioner Walker will go to
Vermont, Judge Schoonmaler to New York
and Col Morrison to Illinois. Judge Cooley
has already left the city for Michigan.
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A HEROINE OF THE FIRE.
PLUCKY MISS WAKEFIELD SWIMS
ASHORE WITH A CHILD.

She Takes Garments From Her Own
Person For the Sake of Other Be-
numbed Passengers-The Captain of
the Racine Adds Another Chapter to
the Thrilling Story.
CHICAGO, June 24.-The schooner Racine,
the crew of which rescued the survivors of
the Champlain disaster, srrived last even
ing AT the time the Champlain caught
fire the Racine was lying alongside pier,
six miles from Charlevoix. Capt Hanson
woke up, saw the burning steamer, and
sent part of his crew in yawi to rescue
the perishing passengers With the re-
mainder of his crew he ran down the beach
to an old fish boat launched it, and started
for the wreck. The boat had not been used
for long time, and leaked. When about
half way out to the Champlain, Capt. Han
son came across young woman who was
swimming toward shore with a child.
HEROINE.
This was Miss Mary Wakefield, of Charlie
voix. She had jumped overheard from the
steamer with the 6-year-old child of Capt
Kehoe elapsed in her arms. Grasping a
broken fender, she chung to it, and seizing
bravely struck out for the shore. Capt
Hanson says she is the pluckiest woman he
ever saw in his life. When he started to
take her and the child into his boat she told
him to hurry away to others, as she could
take care of herself. She reached the shore
in safety, and when another of the. ship
wrecked passengers was taken from
the boat in almost frozen condition she
took off her flannel underskirt and wrapped
it around him.
RESCUING THE PASSENGERS.
When Capt Hanson reached the wreck
the yawl of the Racine had picked up fif-
teen persons. He saved six more, and
seventeen others floated ashore by the aid
of planks and life preservers Among the
bodies picked up by Capt. Hanson was that
of Mrs Ella Coopersnith, of Charlevoix. 1t
was found floating on the surface of the
lake, and the position of life preserver
showed that Mrs. Smith had worked it
down, so as to keep as much of her body as
possible out of the ice water. Becoming be-
numbed and fatigued, her head had fallen
over until it was submerged and she was
drowned. In speaking of Capt Casey,
Capt Hanson said he never knew what cour-
age in man meant until he witnessed the
heroic fortit de displayed by the brave
commander of the Champlain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-25
FRICTION WITH CANADA.
Each Government Watching Those
Who Cross the Frontier.

LocKPoRT, N. ", June 24-The recent
order of the Dominion government TO the
Canadian custom officials at Windsor, Ont,
to make a record of all Americans residing
at Detroit and vicinity who daily cross the
line to engage in business in Canada has led
to countermove by Collector
pension Bridge. This morning as
Canadian laborers, numbering about
200, who are employed upon this side,
reached the frontier, they were surprised
to find at this end of the suspension bridge
deputies who demanded their names, age,
residence, occupation, etc. During the day
notices were served upon the employers of
these foreigners that if they should con-
tinue to employ such foreign labor after
July l, the United States District Attorney
would be recommended to proceed against
them according to law.
CANADA IRRITATED.
OTTAWA, ONT, June 24-The action of
the American authorities at Niagara Falls
in preventing laborers residing in Canada
from working in the United States has
created no little displeasure in official circles
here Hon. Mackenzie Bowel, Minister of
Customs, speaking of the affair, said: "If
the dispatch in regard to the action of Col
lector Cutler is correct, it is an unfriendly
act on the part of the United States Ameri-
cans have a greet faculty for doing things
and laying the blame on other people,
as they try to do in this instance. My de
partment has never issued any order to have
any record taken of Americans working in
Canada, not even for statistical purposes,
and would not think of issuing such in
structions. 1t is part of the war which is
being waged in the United States between
capital and labor, and the action of Col
lector Cutler must have been prompted by
labor organizations which were unwilling to
have any competition with Canadian labor D
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MEN OF BALL AND CHAIN
SENATOR BROWN BEFORE THU
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

He Declares Himself Satisfied With the
Present System and His Dealings
With the State-Convicts Whipped
to Death at the Camps at Old Town.
ATLANTA, GA, June "a. The penitentiary
investigating committee held two sessions
to-day. All were present except Mr.. Ter
rell. The principal witness examined was
Senator Brown, who talked several hours
10 the committee about the lease law, work.
ing of convicts, sale of interests, reforma,
tion of criminals, forfeiture of lease, etc.
AT one time Senator Brown and Chair.
man Huff had heated spat,
which enlivened the investigation. bat
was of no serious character. Senator Brown
stated that the Dade Coal Company, Of
which he is President, is No 1, and has
bought 10 1-2 per cent of No. 2 and one
fourth of No. 3. He believes the stockhold.
ers have right to sell or transfer their in
torest, but the companies cannot. He ex-
pressed the opinion that il the Governor
should forfeit the lease of one company it
would be his duty TO release.
THE SENATOR SATISFIED
The State has substantially kept its con
tract with him, and while he mas sometimes
had less than his 800 convicts he has always
been satisfied. He believes that he would
be still bound to the State for the full hire
II he only got one able-bodied long-term
convict, If that was the only one In the pen-
itentiary. He didn't think the proposition
OF counties working convicts, or the State
putting them on farms, would be practi-
cable or profitable, and, besides, the lessees
under the law would be entitled
TO every felon, and they could not be taken
away except by forfeiture The convict
lease system has largely improved the value
OF the property Of the Dade Coal Company.
The company could work the mines at a
profit with free labor, but make greater
profit with convicts. He did not belive there
was much chance to reform penitentiary
criminals, although in Dade county the con,
victs have preachers and tracts and a con.
vict church. The Juvenile criminals are
generally beyond hope, Senator Brown
thought.
WHIPPED TO DEATH.
DIR. Houck, formerly physician at OLD
Town for Capt James, testified to cruel and
brutal whipping Of conviots by the whipping
boss last summer but the boss was dis
charged by Capt. James as soon as he found
it out, but not before two or three died from
the effects oil whipping. The committee ad.
journed to July g. It win visit the Chatta,
hoochee camps tomorrow with the lessees.
The Governor has commissioned William
Wvnne Solicitor of the County Court OF
Wilkes.
The Louisville and Wadley railroad, ten
| miles long, has returned its property foI
taxation at S24, ,7S9.
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IN AN ANGRY MOOD.
Taylor County Tax-Payers Bound to
Resist Payment.

Taylor County Tax-Payers Bound 10
Resist Payment.
LOUISVILLE, June A.-United States
Marshal Gross returned from Taylor county,
KY, to-day, where he went to take initiatory
steps to collect taxes for the payment of the
county railroad bonds of the Cumberland
and Ohio railroad in accordance with judg
ments issued by Judge Howell =. jackson
at the recent term of the United
States Circuit Court. He reports the
citizens of that county in very bad
temper and determined not TO pay the
taxes. A threat was made that the man
date of court could be executed, at the loss
of MANY lives. Marshal Gross is determined
to execute the judgments to collect the
taxes, even if he has to call for
United States troops to aid him
In asserting his authority. He returned
to the city this evening, to
consult with the United States District At
torney, leaving a deputy on the ground.
There is great excitement at Carnpbellsyille,
the county seat OF Taylor county. The
amount of the taxes involved is $4,000 in
this particular case, though the total
amount due the bondholders from other
counties amounts to about $4,000. The
road was never built.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-25
A BLAZE AT JACKSONVILLE.
Nearly $4,000 in Losses With Com
paratiyely Little Insurance.

paratiVely LltCle lnSurence.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June rs. 1:30 A. NJ.
Fire broke out at midnight in the big
three-story brick block on Bay street,
owned by George r. Foster e. Co.. and oc-
cupied by Clark e. LOTUS, furniture
dealers; Watson e. Co, druggists, and
Sahel Bros. dealers in leather goods. Not
withstanding the efforts Of the fremen the
flames completely gutted the building,
which was valued at $4,000 and fully
insured Clark g. LOTUS lose $4,000.
They are fully insured. Sabel Bros. lose
So 900. ard are insured. Watson loses
5000. and is insured for $1,000,
Al this hour wild reports arc in circula-
ton TO the effect that several men arc
buried under the walls, but search has
been postponed till morning Several
white men and negroes were hurt Among
the whites are John Sanders and Tom Hol-
land.
The fire started in the second story, aud
Il believed 10 be accidental in It's origin.
Clark & LOTUS were large furniture firm,
and did n big business on the installlnent
plan. The firm has branches in Key West
and Tampa.
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LOOKS LIKE A STRIKE.
The Manufacturers and Amalgamated
Association Still at Outs.

me ManufaCturefS ana Amalgamated
Association Still at Outs.
PITTsBURG, June 24.-The joint COM
mittee of the iron manufacturers and Anal
gamated Association to arrange the scale Of
wages for the ensuing year held another
futile conference this morning The work
men stated that they had no power to with
draw the 10 per cent advance asked in
their scale, but were willing to make con
cessions on extras The manufacturers
maintained the stand taken at the previous
conferences that no increase would be grant
ed, and after a session of three hours the
conference adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock
this afternoon.
The impression is growing that the COM
mittee will be unable to agree, and that
there will be a strike. Before the adjourn
ment of the Amalgamated Association Con-
vention last night resolution was uuanin-
ously adopted denouncing the present
system of arbitration between capital and
labor, and declaring that the association
would not submit to any such method Of
settling disputes.
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A Talented Typo.

New HAVEN, COM, juno 24.-The
Deforest prize, gold medal valued at 800,
given to that scholar Of the Yale
pronounce an English oIation In the best
manner, was this afternoon awarded TO
John Bennett, OF this city. Mr. Bennett is
a compositor, and the time that he could
spare from his studies was spent at the case
in the composing-room Of the ReJfsteI In
his junior year Mr.. Bennett won the Junior
exhibition prize, on the strength Of which he
secured his election to "The Bones,N Yale's
famous secret society.
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TURNED INTO A LOCKOUT.
Chioago's Warning Bricklayers Take a
New Tack


CHICAGO, June A.--Late last night ut
meeting Of the bricllayers' union resolu-
tlon was passed authorizing the demand for
a Saturday payday, and declaring the strike
oil. This action was taken, it was declared,
on account of the pressure that was brought
to bear ON the bricklayers by private citi
ZenS and business men who suffered heavy
losses through the stoppage of work. The
resolution gives material dealers an oppor
tunity to begin selling again, as their agree
men with the master masons is binding only
during a strike. The strike having been do
clared off and the labor troubles here being
thus resolved into lockout pure and sim
pie, the bricldayers declare that they will
now prosecute the Stone pool for coIspira-
cy in case of a refusal to sell stone to con-
tractors friendly to the bricSlayers
THE FINANCIAL LOSS.
1t is difficult to estimate with accuracy
the full extent of the financial loss resulting
from the strike, which the bricklayers de-
clared off last night. The local loss in
wages can be closely computed, and Chi
cago merchants can estimate the amount of
trade which has been sacrificed. Aside
from this, however, the miners are idle in
Pennsylvania, the saw mills and their
operatives in Michigan and Wisconsin are
idle, thousands of men are thrown ont Of
work in the stone quarries adjacent 20 the
city, the pressed brick trade is affected all
over the United States, thousands of dollars
have been lost to railroad companies and
every branch of manufacture identified in
any way with the building trades, is di-
rect sufferer from the strike. A careful esti-
mate made of the loss in wages TO striking
and locl1ed-out employees in the vicinity Of
Chicago alone, foots up nearly S2,500,000
business not directly a sufferer from this
protracted strike.